# Gerardo E. Saborío Molina

> Gerardo E. Saborío Molina is a Costa Rica-based software architect, engineer, entrepreneur, speaker and founder of ReqStudio. A six-time Microsoft MVP and the first ASP.NET MVP named from Central America and the Caribbean, he spent more than two decades building software businesses, teaching .NET across the region and turning a recurring project problem - unclear requirements - into a product and a field of study.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at ReqStudio
- **Organizations:** ReqStudio, Netsoft Development, Art Solutions, Microsoft MVP Program, Founder Institute
- **Education:** Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT)
- **Known for:** Six-time Microsoft MVP titleholder., First person from Central America and the Caribbean to receive a Microsoft MVP award in ASP.NET., Led the Developer Care Program for Latin America and coordinated roughly 180 conferences in 10 countries.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Earned the Microsoft Certified Professional credential.
- **2004** — First received the Microsoft MVP award and became the first person from Central America and the Caribbean recognized in ASP.NET.
- **2004** — Appeared as a .NET specialist at an INETA regional developer gathering in Puerto Rico.
- **2016** — Founded ReqStudio, according to the company's public LinkedIn profile.
- **2017** — Worked from Calgary with a colleague from Puerto Rico as startup networks helped companies maintain operations after hurricanes disrupted the island.
- **2018** — Was listed as a Founder Institute mentor in Costa Rica and became a director of ReqStudio Private Limited in India.
- **2020** — Published university research on standardizing the analysis phase of intercultural software-development projects.
- **2020** — Featured by the Microsoft MVP Program as a six-time MVP, regional speaker and founder building ReqStudio.

## Achievements

- Six-time Microsoft MVP titleholder.
- First person from Central America and the Caribbean to receive a Microsoft MVP award in ASP.NET.
- Led the Developer Care Program for Latin America and coordinated roughly 180 conferences in 10 countries.
- Spoke at Microsoft and developer-community events including TechNet, DevDays, DeveloperCare, INETA, CTECs and TechEd.
- Founded the requirements-management software company ReqStudio.
- Mentored entrepreneurs through Founder Institute in Costa Rica.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — A Costa Rican public procurement record named Gerardo Enrique Saborío Molina in connection with Netsoft de Costa Rica.
- **2020-05** — ReqStudio's company profile records a $250,000 funding round.
- **2020-04** — The Microsoft MVP Program published a Reconnect profile about his career, community work and ReqStudio.
- **2020** — ULACIT published his research on standardizing requirements analysis for intercultural software projects.

## Links

- Website: https://reqstudio.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardosaborio
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/req_studio

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Last updated: 2026-08-24